Mass Transfer

321.Mechanism of moisture removal in case of freeze drying of food stuff is by

  1. Evaporation
  2. Sublimation
  3. Dehydration
  4. Adsorption

Correct answer: (B)
Sublimation

322.Milk is dried usually in a _________ dryer.

  1. Freeze
  2. Spray
  3. Tray
  4. Rotary

Correct answer: (B)
Spray

323.Minimum possible diameter of a packed column is decided mainly by the

  1. Flooding
  2. Gas viscosity
  3. Liquid density
  4. Liquid hold up

Correct answer: (A)
Flooding

324.Minimum reflux ratio in a distillation column results in

  1. Optimum number of trays
  2. Minimum reboiler size
  3. Maximum condenser size
  4. Minimum number of trays

Correct answer: (C)
Maximum condenser size

325.Moisture contained by a substance in excess of the equilibrium moisture is called the _________ moisture.

  1. Unbound
  2. Free
  3. Critical
  4. Bound

Correct answer: (B)
Free

326.Moisture content of a substance when at equilibrium with a given partial pressure of the vapour is called the _________ moisture.

  1. Free
  2. Unbound
  3. Equilibrium
  4. Bound

Correct answer: (C)
Equilibrium

327.Moisture in a solid exerting an equilibrium vapour pressure equal to that of the pure liquid at the same temperature is called the _________ moisture.

  1. Unbound
  2. Critical
  3. Free
  4. Bound

Correct answer: (A)
Unbound

328.Moisture in a substance exerting an equilibrium vapour pressure less than that of pure liquid at the same temperature is called the _________ moisture.

  1. Bound
  2. Unbound
  3. Critical
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Bound

329.Molarity is defined as the number of gm moles of solute per _________ of solvent.

  1. Litre
  2. kg
  3. gm
  4. c.c

Correct answer: (A)
Litre

330.Molecular diffusion is caused by the

  1. Transfer of molecules from low concentration to high concentration region
  2. Thermal energy of the molecules
  3. Activation energy of the molecules
  4. Potential energy of the molecules

Correct answer: (B)
Thermal energy of the molecules

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